LAPD’s award winning solar array project points to a sustainable future.

A new era of sustainable power generation in the City of LA has begun with the completion of the LAPD Motor Transport Division’s Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Array project...

RCTO Chermaine Fontenette makes a young friend along her collection route.

Club Ambassador Chermaine Fontenette, Refuse Collection Truck Operator, PW Sanitation, kept seeing a young boy waiting when she drove by his house. So finally last summer, she stopped, and a beautiful friendship was born...

LAPD Records Party

The Police Dept.’s Records and Identification bureau held its holiday luncheon Dec. 8 at XLanes bowling alley near Little Tokyo...

Popular Open Houses Set to Return

Public Works’ Sanitation and Environment has released the schedule of its popular open houses for 2023...

Medal of Valor: Dept. honors 5 for heroic acts.

On Dec. 6, the LAFD hosted its annual Valor ceremony at Dodger Stadium. The ceremony, sponsored and produced by the LAFD Foundation, honored five who performed over and above the call of duty during 2022...

Young Joseph Cornejo loves his story in Alive!

He read it here first in Alive! – a story on himself, the first of his young life. Last month, we brought you the story of Joseph Cornejo, 4, and his friendship with Chermaine Fontenette, RCTO, Public Works/Sanitation and Environment out of the East Valley Yard, and Club Ambassador...

In-Person Appointments Now Available at New HQ

Until further notice, LACERS is suspending in-person appointments as the department moves to its new location. LACERS looks forward to offering in-person counseling in its new location, but before that, there are many options...

New IRS Tax Withholding Pension Forms for 2023

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a new federal tax withholding form for pension payments in 2023. The new IRS W-4P form will be required for any withholding...

Stopping By to Say Thanks

On Aug. 6 of last year, Mar Vista resident Anthony Taranto went into cardiac arrest. On March 1 of this year, Anthony stopped by Fire Station 62 to thank the Firefighters and Paramedics who saved his life...

Linda Shepperd retires after 36 years of City service.

Linda Shepperd, Sr. PSR, LAPD, retired last November after 36 years of City service...